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Mitigating Forced Labor Risks: Strategies for a Resilient Supply Chain

Talking Logistics

The good news is that over the past few years governments and companies have been taking action to help eradicate this problem. In a survey we conducted with members of our Indago. Forced labor has been a problem in supply chain management for a long time. That said, it’s not an easy problem to solve.

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LM survey takes a look at impact of federal government shutdown on logistics operations

Logistics Management

Even though the survey's results show that close to seven out of ten shippers were not impacted, that does not mean pain points during the shutdown's 35 days were not felt.

Survey 74
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Cyber Security Risk for Supply Chain Software

Logistics Business Magazine

More than half of UK IT decision-makers across healthcare, education and government organisations received notification of an attack or vulnerability in their supply chain of software in the last twelve months. Worryingly, it took more than two in five of organisations more than a week to recover.

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2018 Was Record Year for Manufacturers' Optimism

Material Handling and Logistics

of manufacturers surveyed reported a positive outlook for their companies, according to the group’s. Manufacturers' Outlook Survey for the fourth quarter of 2018, released on Dec. The workforce shortage has forced more than one in four manufacturers surveyed to turn down new business opportunities. On average this year, 92.4%

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Survey Reveals Switch away from China

Logistics Business Magazine

A Gartner, Inc, survey of 260 global supply chain leaders in February and March 2020 found that 33% had moved sourcing and manufacturing activities out of China or plan to do so in the next two to three years. Survey results show that the COVID-19 pandemic is only one of several disruptions that have put global supply chains under pressure.

Survey 62
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Survey: growth opportunities for post sector

Logistics Business Magazine

Escher , a global leader transforming postal operators and couriers, has published the results of its fifth annual Future of Posts survey. This survey came as businesses were emerging from pandemic operations and makes it clear that Posts continue to focus on the opportunity presented by e-commerce and customer-focused priorities.

Survey 58
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ESG in Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

ESG stands for environmental, social, and governance, and is a framework that evaluates a company’s performance and ethical behavior. It’s a set of practices that organizations use to limit negative impacts or increase positive impacts on the environment, society, and governance bodies.